| 18L Etched PTFE Tube Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Inside diameter | 1.07 mm | 0.042 in |
| Wall thickness | 0.16 mm | 0.006 in |
| Outside diameter | 1.4 mm | 0.055 in |
| 3X Stretched ID | 0.64 mm | 0.025 in |
| Suggested inner | 0.8mm Carbon Rod | 22 SWG or thinner Piano or SS wire |
| US size | 18 AWG L type (Lightweight) | |
| Weight per m | 1.4 g per meter | |
Product is great. Service is even better. I receive my shipments to Canada in less than a week.
J
I'm on the other side of the pond, and I can't find PFTE here, No worries though, Hyperflight has it in a selection of ID's and any length. Like many items from Hyperflight, Shipping is very reasonable, and it gets here as quickly.
I will be using the 1.07 mm with ,8mm piano wire or CG rod on my next build.
Swapped from Henderson pulley setup on elevator to conventional pushrod. All delivered the following day
used this tube for DLG pull spring cable exit points through the boom, works great, very low friction
Just what I needed. You can even stretch it down to fit perfectly, making it go farther too
Product as advertised with surprisingly quick shipping from the UK to the US.
I am using this with .030" carbon pushrods. There is some gap between the PTFE tube and the pushrod, so I might consider stretching the tubing for a tighter fit, although the pushrod system feels pretty solid even with the gap, so I might just use it as is.
Neil has very fast responding, product is good quality. Customer experience is very good.
A1 service and shipping, goods arrived well packaged in a sturdy cardboard container. High quality product, specs as described. Recommendable.
Dimensioning is spot on, and it is very easy to stretch if needed. CA bonding is very easy.
Great product, coupled with 0.8mm carbon rod for light weight control rods on 2m glider..
Fast shipping to Australia
Thanks Neil
This etched teflon tubing isn't available too many places. A good price even with shipping to the US.
Quick international shipping, exactly what I needed to complete a project
Very nice to build lightweight an low friction sleeves and rods !
Glues very wel to carbon fuses.
These were great and fit the recommended carbon rod perfectly. I used piano wire and magnets to secure them inside my tail boom and dropped thin CA down to secure them. Worked great!
Easy to install inside fuselages. Do not recommend stretching it too much since it may affect internal clearance. Best used with 0.8 carbon rod.
If you want lightweight and reliable control you need this along with SS wire or a thin carbon rod. For DLG, you can use it with thinner wire like 24, 25 or 26SWG but you have to stretch the tube for a tighter fit.
I only recently discovered this product. I've used it now on three homebuilds. Two 2.3m and one 1.5m gliders.
It is so easy to route through the fuselage/pod and lay along the boom and then just tack in place with super glue. I use a 22 SWG s/s wire pushrod. Works very smoothly and slop free, even with some curves in the run.
I didn't stretch the tube as it didn't seem necessary.
This stuff works great and as usual Hyperflight is excellent to deal with. Service and fast shipping.
Ideal material and thanks for prompt, next day, delivery
Used this on my Sapphire ( Q12 ) to replace the original split supports push rod system.
Works brilliantly as it glues easily with thin Cyano and it also reduces the chance of grit getting in the push rod supports.
Very helpful advice from Neil and a 24 hr delivery. Thanks so much.Derrick.
Super smooth and free (with stainless steel wire) glues very well and securely.
Easy to stretch to make thinner for using finer wire inner too.
Excellent product 5/5
I used this on a 1500mm dlg, fed up with the supplied control cable, I used this with 20swg wire to give a positive control movement. You need to file the end of the wire to pass it through or it will snag.
Best pushrod housing. Light, low friction and easy to install.
I have made pushrods for a 4m electric glider using this tubing for the outer and some Hyperflight 1mm carbon rod as the inner.Together, these produce a lightweight, slop free,low friction unit at lengths just over a metre.The tubing glues very easily to a Hyperflight carbon tailboom using thin cyano.
Remember to the order the length you need.
Stretch to size works well but you will need to cut off about an inch at each end that will be ruined by the pliers or two bits of wood in a clamp.
Worked well with 025 piano wire
I decided to alter the spring loaded elevator actuation on my 2 metre E-soarer. The kevlar thread pulling against the spring all the time was not to my liking.
The PTFE tube was brilliant. Dead easy to install and the smallest dab of cyano kept it in place and is hardly noticed on the outside of the carbon fuselage.
The elevator is now solid with a 0.8 carbon rod inside the PTFE. Magic.....
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